part a From reading these interviews, I learned that most significant information is how much people wanted to work no matter how dangerous or horrible it was. I also learned how people had difficult time living in the city. Some jobs were just horrible, but some people still worked through it and thought of it as nothing. One of the worst things that could happen would be dying while on the job. As for Chris Thorsten, he watched this happen all the time. In his interview he claims that "You ain't a Iron worker unless you get killed." This quote proves that he has seen multiple people die on the job. Mr. Garavelliclaims that it was the "Silica, that's what killed them." When you work at a stoneshed you inhale the silica and causes you to die slowly. He also says that, "You bet your life my kid don't go to work in no stoneshed." Mnay of the interviewers are pround of their job and have been doing it since they were little. Alice Caudle has been working in the same place since she was te years old. She would even rather work then do house work and would work at this mill for as long as her body and mind will let her. Although the Union wouldn't let Jim Cole be part of their Union because he was black, he continued to work and being the best of all beefcutters, working with a positive attidude. It shows how he didn't care what people thought and that he still wanted to continue working through that disappointment. This is how I knew the most significant information was how much wanted to work. Sometimes it was not just there work, but where they lived. Life for people in the city was difficult. People had to resort to different strategies of getting by. For some, rent parties were a necessity. People such as a woman named Bernice had to throw rent parties, where everyone who attended the gathering had to contribute money to the owner's debt. For others, such as Clyde "Kingfish" Smith, they had to use all of their imagination to get money over the competition. Clyde had to rhyme to get people to visit his stall over someone else's. They were rough times, where sometimes people had to resort to things they wouldn't in other economic circumstances. For women, it would not doto be a housewife quietly working at home. During the Depression, even women had to go to work. For women like Marie Haggerty, becoming a maid was a stable source of income. Other women worked hard doing jobs their husbands, such as Elizabeth E. Miller. She couldn't do housechores anymore, but had to take up tasks her husband was too busy to do, such as cutting up and carrying a heavy hog by herself. During these rough times when work was hard to come by, people had to do whatever they could to get by. Reading these articles showed a significant amount of information that made me really think about how some had to live and how bad they worked.
part b
Work is an important part of many peoples lives; they take it very seriously. On December 17, 1938, Marie Reese went to the home of Sallie Smith in Burksville Alabama. Even though Sallie is used to the lonliness she welcomes anyone into her home. These two women mostly disscussed work and making a living. Marie learned that to get work, Sallie had to walk 17 miles everyday. She also learned that work was what pulled her through all these years of being alone. Leonidas Cockrell works so hard at his job that he has developed rheumatism in his feet. He is not able to walk to town to get news because his feet swell and isn't able to put on shoes and walk. Working on a farm is alot harder than it seems and Leonidas Cockrell has been doing it for years. Sometimes crops don't grow and then you might not make enough money for rent. Being a farmer is very difficult and people do not realize it. On January 4, 1939, Lawrence F. Evans documented the time he went terrapin hunting and what it was like. He wrote specifically about how useful terrapin dogs were, as they were able to hold down the turtles until the hunter was able to come along and collect it. He explained the behavior of these turtles in depth, as well as describing the sale of terrapins and how their meat is considered a delicacy. It seemed that terrapin hunting was an excellent source of income for those who could manage it. While most people were racist during the Depression, few people understood how you should love everyone.On September 28, 1938, Ruby Pickens Tartt wrote a recollection of Amy Chapman, an African American female who was a prominent member of society. She was one of the oldest citizens of Sumter County, where Ruby was from, and had been kind to her throughout her old age and illness. Mrs. Chapman had been more than willing to help, and many people in her town and liked her. Ruby wrote about her funeral, at which any people worked together to make it a beautiful burying. The men helped dig out her grave, and the women placed flowers around her grave. She certainly was a beloved member of their community.
From reading these interviews, I learned that most significant information is how much people wanted to work no matter how dangerous or horrible it was. I also learned how people had difficult time living in the city. Some jobs were just horrible, but some people still worked through it and thought of it as nothing. One of the worst things that could happen would be dying while on the job. As for Chris Thorsten, he watched this happen all the time. In his interview he claims that "You ain't a Iron worker unless you get killed." This quote proves that he has seen multiple people die on the job. Mr. Garavelliclaims that it was the "Silica, that's what killed them." When you work at a stoneshed you inhale the silica and causes you to die slowly. He also says that, "You bet your life my kid don't go to work in no stoneshed." Mnay of the interviewers are pround of their job and have been doing it since they were little. Alice Caudle has been working in the same place since she was te years old. She would even rather work then do house work and would work at this mill for as long as her body and mind will let her. Although the Union wouldn't let Jim Cole be part of their Union because he was black, he continued to work and being the best of all beefcutters, working with a positive attidude. It shows how he didn't care what people thought and that he still wanted to continue working through that disappointment. This is how I knew the most significant information was how much wanted to work. Sometimes it was not just there work, but where they lived. Life for people in the city was difficult. People had to resort to different strategies of getting by. For some, rent parties were a necessity. People such as a woman named Bernice had to throw rent parties, where everyone who attended the gathering had to contribute money to the owner's debt. For others, such as Clyde "Kingfish" Smith, they had to use all of their imagination to get money over the competition. Clyde had to rhyme to get people to visit his stall over someone else's. They were rough times, where sometimes people had to resort to things they wouldn't in other economic circumstances. For women, it would not doto be a housewife quietly working at home. During the Depression, even women had to go to work. For women like Marie Haggerty, becoming a maid was a stable source of income. Other women worked hard doing jobs their husbands, such as Elizabeth E. Miller. She couldn't do housechores anymore, but had to take up tasks her husband was too busy to do, such as cutting up and carrying a heavy hog by herself. During these rough times when work was hard to come by, people had to do whatever they could to get by. Reading these articles showed a significant amount of information that made me really think about how some had to live and how bad they worked.
part b
Work is an important part of many peoples lives; they take it very seriously. On December 17, 1938, Marie Reese went to the home of Sallie Smith in Burksville Alabama. Even though Sallie is used to the lonliness she welcomes anyone into her home. These two women mostly disscussed work and making a living. Marie learned that to get work, Sallie had to walk 17 miles everyday. She also learned that work was what pulled her through all these years of being alone. Leonidas Cockrell works so hard at his job that he has developed rheumatism in his feet. He is not able to walk to town to get news because his feet swell and isn't able to put on shoes and walk. Working on a farm is alot harder than it seems and Leonidas Cockrell has been doing it for years. Sometimes crops don't grow and then you might not make enough money for rent. Being a farmer is very difficult and people do not realize it. On January 4, 1939, Lawrence F. Evans documented the time he went terrapin hunting and what it was like. He wrote specifically about how useful terrapin dogs were, as they were able to hold down the turtles until the hunter was able to come along and collect it. He explained the behavior of these turtles in depth, as well as describing the sale of terrapins and how their meat is considered a delicacy. It seemed that terrapin hunting was an excellent source of income for those who could manage it. While most people were racist during the Depression, few people understood how you should love everyone.On September 28, 1938, Ruby Pickens Tartt wrote a recollection of Amy Chapman, an African American female who was a prominent member of society. She was one of the oldest citizens of Sumter County, where Ruby was from, and had been kind to her throughout her old age and illness. Mrs. Chapman had been more than willing to help, and many people in her town and liked her. Ruby wrote about her funeral, at which any people worked together to make it a beautiful burying. The men helped dig out her grave, and the women placed flowers around her grave. She certainly was a beloved member of their community.